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Durrell, Jacquie : Beasts In My Bed

Atheneum, New York, 1967

178pp. B&W Photographs. DJ has light wear at head of spine. The author was married to naturalist Gerald Durrell, 8vo, Fine in Very Good DJ

1st American

DURRELL, JACQUIE: : BEASTS IN MY BED

LONDON.COLLINS,1967.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (21s. net) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,apple green background with subject/author's portrait monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with blue-green and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - one tiny nick at head of spine/backstrip's front gutter's/ fold edge and another one to rear,lower edge of dw/dj - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned otherwise generally bright and clean,fore-edges with minor,faint,sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original blue+gold speckled cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip, and plain white endpapers with foxing/spotting to both sets of pastedowns and free endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-192pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,12pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,a dedication,and contents list/table.An uncommon title. Jacquie Durrell is married to Gerald Durrell - the Durrell of 'The Overloaded Ark.' and 'The Bafut Beagles.' - and Mrs Gerald Durrell is sick and tired of being told how lucky she is to have such a famous husband and lead such a glamorous life.Very much a personality in her own right, she decided to describe her own experiences of living with the Durrells and their animals. So she wrote this book about her entry into the Durrell menagerie and her subsequent encounters with beasts both human and animal.Her astringent and very personal observations on the situations in which she found herself will appeal to anyone who has read her husband's books,visited the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust Zoo,which they started together,or seen their various successful television series on animal collecting in remote parts of the world.Those who read and relished Gerald Durrell's 'My Family and Other Animals.' can also renew their acquaintance with the rest of that intriguing and now famous family. Jacquie Durrell's may not be a glamorous life,but it undoubtedly contains more than a common share of animals,adventure,discomfort, excitement and romance,and it makes very lively reading. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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